What does the basic Sky TV package include?
When you sign up for the basic Sky package you'll get access to a whole new world of entertainment with an unbelievable choice of channels and interactive services.
As a Sky basic package customer you'll get all of the following as standard:
- The latest Sky+ set-top box which lets you pause and rewind live TV and record your favourite shows, either one at a time or an entire series worth, and all without the need for tapes or blank DVDs
- The Sky Entertainment Pack which includes 40 top channels including Sky1 and Sky Atlantic
- 240 free-to-air channels
- 8 HD channels
- Free broadband internet access with up to 2GB of downloads each month
- Free weekend telephone calls to UK landlines
TV channels
The Sky basic package includes over 280 digital TV channels. It can be a little overwhelming trying to work out if all the channels you want are included in a pack this large, so to make it easier to digest we’ve broken them down into the different genres for you.
Click on the buttons below to reveal all of the channels that you’ll get with your Sky basic package:
 4seven |  BBC One |  BBC Two |  ITV |
 Channel 4 |  Channel 5 |  G.O.L.D |  BBC Three |
 Sky2 |  Sky LivingIt |  Challenge |  Comedy Central Extra |
 S4/C |  More4 |  Channel 4 HD |  BBC One HD |
 DMAX |  CBS Reality |  CBS Action |  CBS Drama |
 E! |  PICK TV |  Quest |  Sony Entertainment Television |
 BBC Alba |  BBC Two HD |  Sky1 |  Channel 5 HD |
 Sky Living |  Sky Atlantic |  5USA |  5* |
 ITV HD |  True Entertainment |  FOX |  Sumo TV |
 Syfy |  E4 |  My Channel |  Universal Channel |
 Comedy Central |  ITV2 |  ITV3 |  Dave |
 Watch |  ITV4 |  alibi |  Really |
 Sky Arts 1 |  Sky Arts 2 |  Home |  Travel Channel |
 Style |  Discovery Home & Health |  Food Network |  Discovery Travel & Living |
 Wedding TV |  ?TV |  Luxury Life |  Horse & Country |
 The Active Channel |  Fitness TV |  Good Food |  Holiday+Cruise |
 Men&Movies |  Film4 |  TCM |  TCM 2 |
 Horror Channel |  True Movies 1 |  True Movies 2 |  Sony Movie Channel |
 Movies4Men |  Movies 24 |
 Motors TV |  LFC TV |
 BBC Four |  Discovery Real Time |  Discovery Shed |
 Boomerang |  CBBC |  CBeebies |  POP |
 Tiny Pop |  CITV |  Pop Girl |  Kix! |
 MTV |  Viva |  Kiss |  Magic |
 Chart Show TV |  The Vault |  Flava |  Vintage TV |
 Channel AKA |  Starz TV |  Bliss |  Scuzz |
 Dance Nation TV |  Greatest Hits TV |  BuzMuzik |  Clubland TV |
 Massive R&B |
 QVC |  JML Direct |  Argos TV |  TV Shop |
 Ideal World |  Price Drop |  Pitch TV |  Retail TV |
 High Street TV |  Best Direct |  Jewellery Channel |  Ideal Extra |
 Gems TV |  JML Home & DIY |  Bid TV |  Jewellery Maker |
 Gems TV Extra |  Pitch World |  QVC Beauty |  PaversShoes.tv |
 Thane Direct |  V Channel |  Speed Auction |  Rocks & Co 1 |
 JML Cookshop |  Ideal & More |  Create and Craft |  Celebrity Shop |
 The Dept Store |
 Bloomberg Television |  BBC News |  BBC Parliament |  CNBC Europe |
 CNN International |  NHK World HD |  Euronews |  CCTV News |
 RT HD |  France 24 English |  Sky News |  RT |
 Community Channel |
 BEN |  Propeller |  Vox Africa |  The Africa Channel |
 Al Jazeera English |  CNC World |  B4U Music |  STAR Life OK |
 STAR Plus |  Phoenix CNE |  Bangla TV |  MTA Muslim TV |
 Zing |  PTV Prime |  MATV National |  UMP Movies |
 Zee Café |  TV5MONDE |  Record TV |  DM Digital |
 Hidayat TV |  ARY Qtv |  Venus TV |  ARY News |
 STAR Gold |  PTV Global |  Islam Channel |  Channel S |
 SAB TV |  Noor TV |  Peace TV |  Music India |
 Al Jazeera Children's Channel |  IQRA TV |  ATN Bangla |  Ummah Channel |
 Colors |  Sunrise TV |  Rishtey |  Glory TV |
 Brit Asia TV |  Channel 9 UK |  Ahlebait TV |  Madani Channel |
 Sikh Channel |  Peace TV Urdu |  Ahlulbayt TV |  UCTV |
 Channel i |  Takbeer TV |  Sangat TV |  Aastha TV |
 9XM |  NTV |  Sky News Arabia |
 Open Heaven TV |  God TV |  Revelation |  TBN Europe |
 Daystar |  UCB TV |  Loveworld TV |  Inspiration |
 Gospel Channel |  EWTN TV |  The Word Network |  Faith World TV |
 KICC TV |  Believe TV |  Olive TV |  Praise TV |
 SonLife Broadcasting Network |
 BET |  Sky Poker |  Super Casino |  Smart Live |
 Showcase TV |  Showcase 2 |  Controversial TV |  Information TV |
 Renault TV |  Psychic Line |  Psychic Today |
 Dating Channel |  GayXchange |  Gay Network |  Chat Box |
 PlayboyTV Chat |  Babestation |  Get Lucky TV |  Lucky Star |
 Red Light 1 |  UK Swingers |  Flirt TV 2 |  xxXpanded TV |
 Red Light 3 |  Red Light 4 |  Babe Guide |  Northern Birds |
 Essex Babes |  Elite TV |  Storm |  SportxxxGirls |
 Elite TV 3 |  LivexxxBabes |
 Absolute Classic Rock |  BBC Radio 1 |  BBC Radio 2 |  BBC Radio 3 |
 BBC Radio 4 |  BBC Radio 5 Live |  Classic FM |  talkSPORT |
 Capital FM |  Planet Rock |  Heart |  LBC 97.3 |
 Xfm |  Choice FM |  BBC World Service |  BBC Radio Scotland |
 BBC Radio Wales |  BBC Radio Ulster |  BBC Radio Asian Network |  BBC Radio 6 Music |
 Gold |  WRN Radio |  Premier Christian Radio |  LBC 1152 News |
 UCB UK |  Smooth Radio |  Solar Radio |  Panjab Radio |
 BBC Radio 4 Extra |  Sunrise Radio |  UCB Bible |  UCB Gospel |
 UCB Inspiration |  BBC Radio 1Xtra |  BBC Radio nan Gàidheal |  RTÉ Radio 1 Extra |
 BBC Radio 4 LW |  BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra |  Real Radio Wales |  Sukh Sagar |
 Khushkhabri |  BBC London 94.9 |  BBC Radio Cymru |  Calvary Radio |
 Family Radio |  RTÉ Radio 1 |  RTÉ 2FM |  RTÉ Lyric FM |
 RTÉ na Gaeltachta |  Desi Radio |  Kismat Radio |  Amrit Bani |
 Chill |  Kiss 100 |  Magic |  Shop Radio |
 Spectrum Radio |  Liberty Radio |  Punjabi Radio |  Insight Radio |
 Absolute 80s |  Absolute Radio |  Jazz FM |  Absolute Radio 90s |
 Kanshiradio |  Record Radio |  Rainbow Radio |  Yorkshire Radio |
 Newstalk |  BFBS Radio |  UCB Ireland |
 Sky Living +1 |  Comedy Central +1 |  ITV +1 |  G.O.L.D +1 |
 Channel 4 +1 |  E4 +1 |  More4 +1 |  DMAX +1 |
 CBS Reality +1 |  Universal Channel +1 |  PICK TV +1 |  Watch +1 |
 Dave ja vu |  Comedy Central Extra +1 |  MTV +1 |  Challenge +1 |
 FOX + |  Quest +1 |  Sky1 +1 |  Sky Atlantic +1 |
 5USA +1 |  Channel 5 +1 |  ITV2 +1 |  ITV3 +1 |
 Sony Entertainment Television +1 |  Men&Movies +1 |  BET +1 |  Syfy +1 |
 DMAX +2 |  alibi +1 |  5* +1 |  Sky LivingIt +1 |
 Showcase TV +1 |  Discovery Real Time +1 |  Home +1 |  Good Food +1 |
 Travel Channel +1 |  Discovery Home & Health +1 |  Food Network +1 |  More 4 +2 |
 Film4 +1 |  Horror Channel +1 |  Sony Movie Channel +1 |  Movies4Men +1 |
 Movies 24+ |  Tiny Pop +1 |  Pop Girl +1 |
Most Sky customers choose to pay a little more to add extra channels to their basic package. This is especially popular with families with young children or teenagers who want greater access to cartoons or music channels and with people that just want more choice of what they can watch.
The Entertainment Extra pack
Sky used to have six different channel packs, and customers taking the basic package could choose any one of them as part of their subscription. These days Sky uses a simpler system, and all customers get the 40 channel Entertainment Pack as standard, plus the option to add the Entertainment Extra pack for an extra £5 a month.
The Sky Entertainment Extra pack gives you a larger selection of 80+ subscription-only channels, including a great selection of dedicated kids, documentary, music, sports and international channels.
Film buffs and armchair sports fans often also add some or all of the available premium channels onto their basic pack, such as the Sky Sports and Sky Movies packs.
The Sky Sports pack
Sky has an unparalleled pedigree for bringing the biggest and best sporting action into UK homes over more than 20 years. Sky Sports 1 & 2 are home to the titans of Premiership football including dozens of live matches in full each season along with international cricket, Rugby League, Rugby Union and golf's most prestigious tournaments including the PGA Tour and Ryder Cup.
You can add Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 as standalone channels, or you can take both in a combined pack and also receive the bonus channels Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports 4, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports F1. In fact, with the complete Sky Sports pack you can enjoy more than 100 sports from around the world, and across 6 dedicated channels.
Additional sports channels
Alongside the excellent Sky Sports Pack many sport enthusiasts choose to add further sports content to their Sky package.
ESPN brings you even more Premiership clashes alongside Scottish Premier League, top flight European football action and American sporting action from Major League Baseball to professional basketball.
Manchester United & Chelsea FC also now have their own digital TV channels that bring you exclusive in-depth analysis, news and star interviews.
Sky Movies
Sky is famous for its suite of movie channels, each of which brings you the biggest movies from Hollywood history on a specific theme. You can add Sky Movies to your basic package either by adding Sky Movies 1 or Sky Movies 2, either of which will give you 5 Sky Movies channels, or by adding the combined Sky Movies pack.
And if you choose the full package Sky will also throw in the exclusive bonus Sky Movies Premiere, Sky Movies Showcase and Disney Cinemagic channels at no extra cost.
Benefits
- Fantastic value for money
- Sky+ digital TV recorder
- Access to over 280 TV channels
- Inclusive home broadband and weekend calls
- Flexibility to add extra channels or channel packs to suit your tastes
- The broadest coverage area of any digital TV supplier in the UK, even in rural areas where cable doesn't reach
What to be aware of
- Sky TV Basic customers must sign up for at least a year, although this is standard for most providers these days
- Installation and equipment costs may apply
- You must be able to have a Sky satellite dish installed on the outside of your home
- Sky customers must pay by Direct Debit
About Sky
Sky launched in 1998. Its 10,000,000+ customers can access over 400 channels, more than with any other provider, and many of which are unavailable elsewhere, plus a great range of interactive services. Sky TV can only be accessed via a satellite dish which must be professionally installed on the outside of your property.
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